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Betül Ünsal1, Esra Özbudak Arıca1, Rukiye Höbek Akarsu1
1Department of Nursing, Health Sciences Faculty, Yozgat Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
International Nursing Review
|October 27, 2024
Summary
Nurses face significant ethical challenges and dilemmas during disaster response, impacting care delivery. Enhanced training and support are crucial for improving nurses' ethical decision-making and professional competence in crisis situations.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Disaster Management
- Medical Ethics
Background:
- Natural disasters necessitate urgent healthcare services, highlighting nurses' critical role.
- Nurses in disaster settings face safety issues and complex ethical quandaries.
- Ethical considerations involve limitations, duties, and modified care norms during crises.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore nurses' care experiences during earthquake response.
- To detail the ethical dilemmas encountered by nurses treating earthquake victims.
Main Methods:
- Descriptive phenomenological research design.
- 16 nurses interviewed from Turkish earthquake regions (March 13-20, 2023).
- Colaizzi's phenomenological method for qualitative data analysis.
Main Results:
- Four primary themes identified: humanitarian duties, non-adherence to ethical principles, respect for the injured, and medical errors.
- Analysis yielded 14 subthemes and 25 codes from 16 Turkish nurses (ages 20-36).
Conclusions:
- Increased support in management, education, and psychosocial assistance is vital for nurses.
- Refined guidelines, professional standards, and comprehensive training enhance ethical practice.
- Crisis management training empowers nurses for ethically informed decisions and professional growth.
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